MAIDENS OF FIRE SERIES
SET IN 17TH CENTURY FRANCE
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| The series is currently airing on France 2 |
THE STORY IS SET IN 1609
in the Basque Country. Coming from a long line of healers who
also kill babies by performing abortions, three sisters see their lives
endangered and jeopardized by the arrival of judge and passionate
demonologist Pierre De
Lancre in the region. He has been commissioned by
king Henry IV himself. Hostile and terrified of women's freedom and
knowledge, he will lead what will be one of the deadliest witch hunts in
France. Plunged into a nightmare,
the three sisters find themselves
having to fight, each in their own way, to try to survive... Icy cold
and deeply ruthless, Pierre de Lancre multiplies atrocities over the
episodes to impose his vision of the world, torturing then executing
numerous women in the process.
Lancre in the region. He has been commissioned by
king Henry IV himself. Hostile and terrified of women's freedom and
knowledge, he will lead what will be one of the deadliest witch hunts in
France. Plunged into a nightmare,
the three sisters find themselves
having to fight, each in their own way, to try to survive... Icy cold
and deeply ruthless, Pierre de Lancre multiplies atrocities over the
episodes to impose his vision of the world, torturing then executing
numerous women in the process. DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON
Born in 1553 in Bordeaux, Pierre de Lancre was a French judge and magistrate who was commissioned in 1609 by King Henry IV to purge the
country of all sorcerers and witches under the influence of demons. For four months he worked actively to instruct and judge. It was in the small province
of Labourd in the Basque Country that Pierre de Lancre had between 70 and 200 women arrested and then executed for witchcraft. You can also check out the trailer below:
country of all sorcerers and witches under the influence of demons. For four months he worked actively to instruct and judge. It was in the small province
of Labourd in the Basque Country that Pierre de Lancre had between 70 and 200 women arrested and then executed for witchcraft. You can also check out the trailer below: